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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are several different softball sanctions for travel teams to play tournaments. There is no NVTBL equivalent for travel teams to play each other locally. There are informal scrimmages that coaches individually set up but other than that, it’s tournaments. [/quote]

This. If your team is playing USSSA tournaments there actually are standings, but I'm not sure how meaningful they are since some teams play 15 USSSA tournaments a year and some play 4 and you get points by tournament. There's the higher level governing bodies beyond that (Alliance, PGF, etc.) that very few younger age teams participate in locally that also keep some level of standings.

In northern Virginia out in Loudoun they do have a person to set up the scrimmage double headers, but it's still informal.

I wish there was an NVTBL for softball. It seems like it's a crap shoot the level of committment various travel orgs, or even teams with in an org, will require for softball here.[/quote]

Two reasons why teams play doubleheaders: 1) To tune-up early in the season. Especially if you have a new team or new players -- you're trying to get reps and get the team to gel. Typically, coaches aren't even playing to win in these -- think of them like preseason NFL games. 2) They're cheaper. A Sunday DH is like $125. A 4-game gaurantee tournament is nearly $600. Do the math.  
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The problem with softball is the talent is diluted. Everyone's in a hurry.[/b] Every parent thinks their kid is Jennie Finch. And so when their kid doesn't get enough playing time or enough pitching opportunities, or whatever, they pull the kid and go start their own team. Daddy Ball is a real problem, especially at the 10U and 12U levels. [/quote]

Yeah no joke on the bolded. Have watched that seem to accelerate in the past few years to the point where there are several 12U teams in our area on USSSA with rosters of 7, 9, or 11.[/quote]

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